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Fantasy Notebook: Snaps, Targets, Air Yards, & Routes Data From Week 12

November 28, 2023

Week 12 Fantasy Football Data To Know

Opportunity is king when it comes to fantasy football production. Therefore, it is important to be aware of each player’s opportunity share. Past opportunity helps us predict future usage and, in turn, future fantasy output. But I understand that not every fantasy gamer has the time or resources to stay on top of the recent trends. So, I am doing the research for you.

As a weekly series, I look at every box score, track target share, snap share, Route participation, and air yards. I compile all of the trends that I find useful or interesting here in order to help you make better lineup and roster decisions. Pair this with our team profiles, weekly rankings, matchups preview, start/sit assistant, trade calculator, and other articles to give your teams an edge over the competition. Without further ado, here is everything I took away from an exciting Week 12 of snaps, targets, air yards, and route participation.

Snap Share

Michael Carter played 38% of the snaps in his Cardinals debut. That knocked James Conner down to a season-low (in games in he didn’t get injured) 42%. Emari Demercado played the other 20%
Keaton Mitchell led the Ravens backfield in snaps (46%). Gus Edwards (27%) was actually third behind Justice Hill (28%)
Chuba Hubbard played 64% of the snaps vs Miles Sanders’ 36%
Jerome Ford played a season-high 70% of the snaps
Javonte Williams played a season-high 70% of the snaps
Lions RB snap shares:
- Jahmyr Gibbs 71%
- David Montgomery 27%
Packers RB snap shares:
- AJ Dillon 52%
- Patrick Taylor 48%
Dameon Pierce returned to the lineup in Week 12 and played just 18% of the snaps. Devin Singletary played the other 82%
Jonathan Taylor played 58% of the snaps. His lowest since Week 7
D’Ernest Johnson has completely taken over as the Jaguars No.2 RB, playing 39% of the snaps while Tank Bigsby was only on the field for 3%
With Jerick McKinnon out, Isiah Pacheco played a season-high 78% of the snaps
Kyren Williams played 61% of the snaps in his first game back
Jeff Wilson played a season-high 33% of the snaps
Zach Charbonnet played 88% of the snaps in Kenneth Walker’s absence
With Antonio Gibson back in the lineup, Brian Robinson’s snap share dipped back down to 45%. Gibson played 46%

Target Share

Michael Carter had four targets in his Cardinals debut; James Conner had 5
After target shares of 12.9% and 17.2% in Kyler Murray’s first two games, Marquise Brown was up to a 27.3% share
Bijan Robinson had a 30% target share, his highest since Week 1
Ravens RB targets:
- Keaton Mitchell 2
- Gus Edwards 1
- Justice Hill 1
Isaiah Likely had a 20% target share in first game without Mark Andrews. That was the second highest share on the Ravens (Zay Flowers, 26.7%)
Dalton Kincaid had a 12.2% target share—his lowest since Dawson Knox went out
Gabe Davis led the Bills with 12 targets (24.5%)
Chuba Hubbard was second on the Panthers with 5 targets (20%). Miles Sanders was targeted once
Adam Thielen had a 12.5% target share, his lowest since Week 1
Jonathan Mingo has had a target share over 20% in three-straight games
Bengals target share leaders in Jake Browning’s first start:
- Ja’Marr Chase 24%
- Tyler Boyd 20%
- Tanner Hudson 20%
- Joe Mixon 8%
Javonte Williams had a 28.6% target share
Jayden Reed had led or tied for the most targets on the Packers in back-to-back weeks
Devin Singletary had a 19.4% target share
Nico Collins had 9 targets to Tank Dell’s 8
Jonathan Taylor was not targeted
Both Josh Downs and Michael Pittman had 13 targets (32.5%)
Rashee Rice had a season-high 31.3% target share. His previous high was 18.9% in Week 3
Quentin Johnston had been below a 10% target share 6 times. His high is 16.7%
Kyren Williams had a 19.4% target share
Puka Nacua led the Rams with 8 targets (25%). Cooper Kupp was targeted 5 times (16%)
Josh Jacobs had an 18.8% target share, his highest since Week 8
Davante Adams and Jakobi Meyers were each targeted 7 times (21.9%)
Despite missing most of the second half with a concussion, Chris Olave led the Saints with 9 targets (24.3%)
Jalin Hyatt had a 25% target share, a season high
Jets target shares in Tim Boyle’s first start: Garrett Wilson 27.8%, Breece Hall 25%. No one else reached 15%
Pat Freiermuth had a 34.4% target share to lead the Steelers with 11 targets
Zach Charbonnet had a 14.8% target share in first game without Kenneth Walker. However, Charbonnet had double-digit target shares in the previous two games even with a healthy Walker
Deebo Samuel’s 30% target share was the first time he even reached 20% since Week 3
No Titans player reached a 20% target share
Curtis Samuel led the Commanders with 12 targets (27.4%)

Route Participation

Michael Carter ran 19 routes to James Conner’s 15
Ravens RB routes:
- Keaton Mitchell 14 (38.9%)
- Justice Hill 12 (33.3%)
- Gus Edwards 4 (11.1%)
Isaiah Likely had an 83.3% route participation rate in the first game without Mark Andrews
Latavius Murray ran 23 routes to James Cook’s 18
Chuba Hubbard ran 26 routes to Miles Sanders’ 6
Jerome Ford ran 35 routes (74.5%)
Marvin Mims had a 52% route participation rate
Patrick Taylor ran 15 routes to AJ Dillon’s
Devin Singletary ran 34 routes to Dameon Pierce’s 5
D’Ernest Johnson ran just 2 fewer routes than Travis Etienne (18 to 16)
Raheem Mostert ran 17 routes to Jeff Wilson’s 11
Jason Brownlee ran 100% of the routes, equaling Garrett Wilson
Curtis Samuel led the Commanders in targets despite running just 67.3% of the routes

Air Yards Leaders (% of Team Share)

Player	Team	POS	Air Yards	Team Share
Marquise Brown	ARI	WR	189	48.3%
Gabe Davis	BUF	WR	185	44.4%
CeeDee Lamb	DAL	WR	163	34.7%
Jordan Addison	MIN	WR	163	60.6%
DK Metcalf	SEA	WR	161	55.5%
Terry McLaurin	WAS	WR	149	42.3%
Christian Watson	GB	WR	140	47.3%
Elijah Moore	CLE	WR	128	44.3%
Nathaniel Dell	HOU	WR	125	36.2%
Jalin Hyatt	NYG	WR	125	64.4%
Chris Olave	NO	WR	121	37.3%
Mike Evans	TB	WR	121	57.1%
DeVonta Smith	PHI	WR	118	57.3%
Keenan Allen	LAC	WR	105	41.8%
Pat Freiermuth	PIT	TE	105	39.3%
Greg Dortch	ARI	WR	100	25.6%
Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	WR	97	32.1%
Nico Collins	HOU	WR	97	28.1%
Michael Pittman	IND	WR	96	41.0%
Stefon Diggs	BUF	WR	94	22.5%
Curtis Samuel	WAS	WR	90	25.6%
Calvin Ridley	JAX	WR	89	28.9%
Christian Kirk	JAX	WR	88	28.6%
Jalen Tolbert	DAL	WR	84	17.9%
Courtland Sutton	DEN	WR	83	70.9%
Diontae Johnson	PIT	WR	83	31.1%
Garrett Wilson	NYJ	WR	81	68.1%
George Pickens	PIT	WR	81	30.3%
Travis Kelce	KC	TE	80	53.7%
Jaylen Waddle	MIA	WR	79	54.1%